Completion of the sexual cycle and demonstration of genetic recombination in Ustilago maydis in vitro

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 262, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 468-472

  Ruiz Herrera, J ^a   Leon Ramirez C ^a   Cabrera Ponce, J L ^a   Martinez Espinoza A D ^a   Herrera Estrella, L ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE INGENIERÍA GENÉTICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cell cycle; Corn smut; Meiosis; Ustilago maydis; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGUS; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HETEROBASIDIOMYCETES; LIFE CYCLE; MATING; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; PLANT CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; USTILAGO MAYDIS;

CROSSES, GENETIC; DIPLOIDY; HAPLOIDY; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; REPRODUCTION; USTILAGO; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032742216     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380051107     Document Type: Article

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